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Libya intervention will heighten Egypt security risks

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EGYPT

The government faces three security challenges: an intensifying jihadist insurgency in North Sinai; a persistent campaign of sabotage from Muslim Brotherhood-connected underground…

Ukraine's chances of a favourable conflict end recede

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RUSSIA/UKRAINE

The military conflict in eastern Ukraine remains muted, but the breakdown of economic ties, trade, and supplies of power and water makes a political rapprochement look even more…

Jordan will seek Syrian regime help on border security

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SYRIA/JORDAN

Jordan's Syria policy.

Unity on Ukraine is at risk in EU’s eastern members

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EU

Most eastern EU societies continue to support Ukraine in its fight for independence, back Western sanctions, the EU and NATO, and view Russia as a security threat, according to a…

Iran talks failure would heighten regional instability

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IRAN

Scenarios for Iran's regional policy if nuclear talks fail.

Israel’s Syria strike may precede a new US operation

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SYRIA

Initial reports blamed the United States, which had been expected to react strongly to allegations of a devastating chemical attack on the last rebel outpost in Eastern Ghouta…

New Myanmar government to seek new military hardware

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MYANMAR

This follows Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD)-dominated legislature endorsing a new defence cooperation agreement with Russia on May 10.

US Huthi terror tag will complicate Yemeni-Saudi talks

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YEMEN/SAUDI ARABIA

This comes days after the announcement of a new Saudi-backed power-sharing cabinet involving internationally recognised Yemeni President Abd Rabbu Mansur Hadi and southern…

Poland’s support for Ukraine will enhance its standing

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POLAND

Germany had refused to grant permission to re-export the German-built MBTs at a meeting of Western supporters of Ukraine at the US Ramstein airbase on January 20. Prime Minister…

Frictions with Moscow underline Belarusian dependence

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BELARUS

Disputes about fuel prices, as well as Belarusian concerns about Moscow's treatment of Ukraine, have marred the long-term Belarusian-Russian alignment. As head of the weaker…